Through football, you can teach respect for adversaries and rules, learning how to play as a team, how to win and lose
The two presidents, who had initiated discussions last week
by videoconference, met at the Palais de la Nation in the DRC’s capital to
further their productive talks of the previous days, and central to their
exchange was the need to use the power of football to improve lives and to
harness the possibilities it offers to instil positive values in young people.
On this subject, both the FIFA President and the AU
Chairperson agreed to use the framework of the existing Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between the African Union, FIFA and CAF, to organise
schools football competition across Africa, which will kick off in the DRC. To
initiate the project, a protocol was signed this afternoon between FIFA and the
Ministry of Sports and Leisure of the DRC.
“President Tshisekedi is passionate about football, and I’m
delighted that we can work together to give hope to all children across Africa
thanks to football,” the FIFA President said at the conclusion of the meeting.
“Together, FIFA, AU, CAF and our member associations will develop competitions
and training for the youth through football, because football is more than a
sport, it is a school of life. Through football, you can teach respect for
adversaries and rules, learning how to play as a team, how to win and lose.
With this schools championship we plan to make these values, which are already
strong in Africa, even stronger."
Subsequently, the FIFA President also had the opportunity to
visit the offices of the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) and to meet
with FECOFA President Constant Omari, the FECOFA executive committee and
several representatives of the football community of Congo DR.
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